FALL | SHOREBIRDS
WESTERN WASHINGTON
JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV
W/E 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1
W Black-necked Stilt 3 3       2                     2 2
W American Avocet 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
W Black Oystercatcher 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
W Black-bellied Plover 4N 4NB 4NB 5NB 6NB 6NB 7NB 7NB 7NB 7NBJ 7NBJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ
W American Golden-Plover   2       4? 4? 4B 5BJ 5BJ 5BJ 5?J 5J 5J 5J 5J 4J 4J
W Pacific Golden-Plover 3 3 4 4B 4BJ 4BJ 4B 4B 4B 4BJ 5BJ 5BJ 5BJ 5NJ 5NJ 5NJ 4NJ 4NJ
W Snowy Plover 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
W Semipalmated Plover 3NB 4NB 4NB 6NB 7NB 7NB 6NBJ 6NBJ 6NBJ 5NJ 5NJ 5NJ 5NJ 5N  4N  4N 4N 4N 
W Killdeer 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
W Whimbrel 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
W Long-billed Curlew 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
W Bar-tailed Godwit   3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4J 4J 4J 4J 4J 4J 4J 4J 4J 3
W Marbled Godwit 3 4 4 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
W Ruddy Turnstone 2 2 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
W Black Turnstone 2 3 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
W Red Knot 3 3B 3B 4B 4B 4B 4B 4BJ 4J 4J 4J 4J 4J 4N 4N 4N 4N 3N
W Surfbird   3 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
W Ruff         3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4   2 2
W Sharp-tailed Sandpiper   2             2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3
W Stilt Sandpiper     2B 3B 3B 4B  4 4J 4J 4J 4J 3J 3J 3 3 3 3 2
W Sanderling 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
W Dunlin 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7
W Rock Sandpiper             2           2 3 3 3 3 5
W Baird's Sandpiper 3 3B 3B 3B 3B 3J 5J 5J 5J 5J 5J 5J 5J 3J 3      
W Least Sandpiper 4B 7B 7B 7B 7B 7BJ 7BJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 6NJ 6NJ 6NJ 6NJ 6N
W Buff-breasted Sandpiper     2 2 2   3 4 4 4 4 3 3         3
W Pectoral Sandpiper 2 2 4 4B 4BJ 4BJ 4B 4B 4BJ 5BJ 5BJ 6J 6J 5J 5J 5J 5J 4
W Semipalmated Sandpiper 2B 2B 5B 5B 5BJ 5BJ 5J 4J 4J 4J 4J 3J 3J 2J        
W Western Sandpiper 5B 7B 7B 7B 7B 7BJ 7BJ 7BJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7N 7N 6N
W Short-billed Dowitcher 5B 6B 7B 7B 7B 7B 7BJ 7J 7J 7J 6J 5J 5J 5J 4J 4J 4J 4
W Long-billed Dowitcher 3 3B 5B 5B 6B 6B 6B 6BJ 6BJ 6BJ 6J 6NJ 6NJ 6NJ 6NJ 5NJ 5NJ 5NJ
W Wilson's Snipe 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
W Spotted Sandpiper 6B 6B 6B 6BJ 6BJ 6BJ 6BJ 6NBJ 6NBJ 5NJ 5NJ 5NJ 5NJ 5NJ 4N 4N 4N 4N
W Solitary Sandpiper 2B   3B 4B 4BJ 4J 4J 4J 4J 4J 4J 4J 3J 3J 3J      
W Wandering Tattler   4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
W Lesser Yellowlegs 4B 4B 4B 5B 5BJ 7BJ 7BJ 7J 7J 7J 7J 7J 6J 6J 4 4 4 3
W Willet 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
W Greater Yellowlegs 4B 4B 5B 6B 6BJ 6BJ 7BJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 6NJ 5NJ 5NJ
W Wilson's Phalarope 4B 4B 4B 4BJ 4BJ 4NJ  4NJ 4NJ 4NJ 2N   2N            
W Red-necked Phalarope 3 3B 4B 4B 4NB 4NB 5NBJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 7NJ 4NJ 4N 3N 3N 3N
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Red Phalarope
    3B 4B 4B 4B 5B 5N  5NJ  5NJ  5NJ  6NJ  6NJ  6NJ  6NJ  6NJ  6NJ  6N 
                                       
  1      Irregular   5    Uncommon   N = nonbreeding                
  2      Accidental   6    Fairly Common   B = breeding                
  3      Casual   7    Common   J =  juvenile                
  4      Rare                        
                                       
  SOURCES                                    
  Seasonal Information from A Birder's Guide to Washington, second edition;  Washington Ornithological Society            
  N,B & J seasonal plumage information from Shorebirds of the Pacific Northwest by Dennis Paulson                
  Prepared by Marv Breece, with assistance from Randy Robinson and Matt Bartels